Croatian actress Zrinka Cvitesic is starting to build a profile in the UK after debuting in the lead role in the West End production of the Broadway hit musical Once. Cvitesic (33) has just appeared on the popular Graham Norton show in the UK alongside guests Jennifer Lopez and former England cricketer Freddie Flintoff.

Cvitesic, who won best actress in a leading role award for her part in one of Croatia’s most successful films What is a man without a moustache, performed a scene from the musical for the guests and audience with Declan Bennett. The musical is based on the Oscar-winning film which tells the tale of an Irish busker and a young Czech mother who meet through a shared love of music.

Watch Zrinka’s live performance on the show and host Graham Norton struggle with the pronunciation of her name.

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